The fabled Northeast Megalopolis

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by scorpio516

There's Providence and New Haven. Hartford and Springfield are off 95 so they don't work in that scenario.

PVD does have less than 200k people and New Haven has less than 150k.
(Springfield has 155k and Hartford has fewer residents than New Haven (by 15k)

Providence and New Haven are not on the best fit line, nor are they balanced distance/equidistant between New York City and Boston.


Hartford is the Missing Megalopolis Link.

[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by CamThomas

Uneducated Texan perspective here. I'm not sure the above cities, other than Providence count as part of the Megalopolis

They count they just aren't the principle cities

DC, Baltimore, Philly, NYC & Boston. Always has been, always will be.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by Joakim3

They count they just aren't the principle cities

DC, Baltimore, Philly, NYC & Boston. Always has been, always will be.

This.

[scorpio516]

Originally Posted by aries4118

Providence and New Haven are not on the best fit line, nor are they balanced distance/equidistant between New York City and Boston.


Hartford is the Missing Megalopolis Link.

The defining feature of the Northeast Megalopolis is Rte 1/I-95/Acela-Northeast Corridor Amtrak. New Haven and PVD are on those lines. Hartford is not.

[VitoM2000]

Originally Posted by wdaniel29

The northeast megaregion can be divided into three subregions: New England, the Mid-Atlantic north, and the Mid-Atlantic south. New England is Portland, ME, Boston, Providence, RI, and CT. The Mid-Atlantic north is NYC, New Jersey, Philly, and Wilmington, DE. The Mid-Atlantic south is Baltimore, DC, and NoVa.

Pretty good breakdown.

I think you forgot to include Vermont & New Hampshire in New England.

Also, I'd add Richmond, VA to the Mid-Atlantic south.